Katherine Rinne— A Roman friend who spent his childhood near the Trevi Fountain says that when he was a boy in the late 1950s, the Trevi, and its piazza, was... READ MORE The post Fountains and Flattery appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
We Computers: A Ghazal Novel is a multilayered exploration of poetry, authorship, and digital intelligence. The book follows French poet and psychologist Jon-Perse who, inspired by what his translation partner... READ MORE The post We Computers: A Conversation with Hamid Ismailov and Shelley Fairweather-Vega appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
Martin Mittelmeier— 100 years ago, Theodor Adorno and Siegfried Kracauer began their journey to Naples, where they met Walter Benjamin and Alfred Sohn-Rethel. This meeting transformed their way of thinking... READ MORE The post The 100th Anniversary of Critical Theory in Naples appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
Derek Peterson— During his eight years in power (1971–79), Ugandan president Idi Amin faced overwhelming economic headwinds and serious political opposition. Predicting the downfall of his government became a favorite... READ MORE The post Idi Amin’s Uganda: Life on the Front Lines appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
James M. Banner, Jr.— Save for mathematical and physical constants like the value of pi and the speed of light, few elements of life on earth are changeless. Everything undergoes... READ MORE The post Unavoidable: Battles Over the Past appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
Thomas Schlich and Bruno J. Strasser— In May 2024 at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., recalled that, during the pandemic, he was asked whether... READ MORE The post “Worse Things Than Dying”: The Entangled History of the Anti-Mask and Anti-Vaccination Movements appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
Eike Exner— Outside of Japan, the word manga is used not only as a synonym for Japanese comics but often also to describe a particular drawing style associated with Japanese... READ MORE The post Large Eyes, Pointy Chins, Pointy Noses: How Manga Became <i>Manga</i> appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
An excerpt from Eike Exner's book Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics, which tells their story from the 19th century to the present day.| Yale University Press
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to Eike Exner, a historian of graphic narrative whose new book Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics tells... READ MORE The post Podcast episode: The History of Japanese Manga appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press